Questions tagged [fighter]
For questions about a fighter class or character archetype that commonly appears in RPGs. The fighter is typically a skilled martial warrior.
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Can an Eldritch Knight fighter throw a bonded weapon, then summon it to their hand, and throw it again?
Consider an Eldritch Knight fighter that has a bonded thrown weapon. Once the Knight gets Extra Attack, can they throw the weapon, use a bonus action to retrieve it, and then throw it again? Or does ...
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Does an Action Surge grant a second bonus action?
We were trying to understand how the "Action Surge" rule works, and after some discussion we came to a standstill.
Starting at 2nd level, you can push yourself beyond your normal limits for a ...
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Does Backswing work with double weapons?
Backswing (Ex): At 7th level, when a two-handed fighter makes a full attack with a two-handed weapon, he adds double his Strength bonus on damage rolls for all attacks after the first.
All double ...
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How many times can a Fighter hit while using Two Weapon Fighting, Extra Attack and Action Surge on the same turn? [duplicate]
I've come to multiple conclusions while reading how these three mechanics work in conjunction with one another. I see ways to argue that one might be able to attack up to 6 different times in one turn....
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Can the Battle Master's "Manoeuvring Strike" move an ally in any direction?
Taken from the Player's Handbook (p. 74)
Manoeuvring Attack. When you hit a creature with a weapon attack, you can expend one superiority die to manoeuvre one of your comrades into a more ...
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How does Fighter Strength work in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition and Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition?
I'm currently playing Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, which uses a modified version of AD&D 2nd edition. Please note that even though it's a modified version, most of the modifications were made ...
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Level 1 fighter seems over powered
I have a level 1 fighter who can do a ridiculous amount of damage and easily fight monsters with CR of two or three. I am completely new to pathfinder so I feel that I might be calculating some damage ...
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Can brawler fighters sustain grabs from their powers?
The brawler fighter attack powers that enable grabbing contain the following line:
... The grab ends automatically at the end of your next turn.
Can players sustain these grabs with a minor action ...
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Is an Unarmed Strike considered a Weapon attack?
For the purposes of the fighter Battle Master archetype, whenever a maneuver calls for a "weapon attack" does that include an unarmed strike?
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Can a fighter two-weapon fight unarmed?
I want to make a fighter whose primary weapons are his unarmed attacks using the Tavern Brawler feat. If I take the Two Weapon Fighting style would that work with 2 unarmed strikes? In the weapons ...
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Improved unarmed strike damage bonus?
My character is a level 1 fighter with improved unarmed strike and I just wanted to know if that makes his damage 1D6 rather than 1D3 because I was told that it does but everywhere I've looked all it ...
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How can I specialize in tripping/disarming people with a spiked chain?
I'd like to make my fighter character better; my goal is to focus on tripping, but reach, more damage, and disarming would also be good improvements. He's a level 2 human, with the Improved Trip, ...
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How many attacks can a fighter with two-weapon fighting make at 5th level?
I have a 5th level fighter with the Two-Weapon Fighting fighting style.
What is the number of attacks I can make?
I say 4 attacks, but others say 3 because they say the rule on page 72 states that ...
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Does Great Weapon Fighting allow extra damage from a Battle Master fighter's Superiority Dice to be rerolled? [duplicate]
Great Weapon Fighting states:
When you roll a 1 or 2 on a damage die for an attack you make with a melee weapon that you are wielding with two hands, you can reroll the die and must use the new ...
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How can I make fighters and monks better in 3.5e D&D?
So I'm planning to DM a 3.5e D&D game for casual non-optimizing people in a setting I'm creating. In this setting, the base classes I've retained are Fighter, Monk, Wizard, Sorcerer, Cleric, ...
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